Table of Biography
Stephanie Elam is a television journalist from the United States. Stephanie Elam is currently serving as an anchor reporter for NBC and also a correspondent for CNN’s Los Angeles bureau.
Early Life
Stephanie Elam was born on the 23rd of January 1974, in California, the United States. She celebrated her birth on the 23rd of January each year and she is currently 50 years old as of 2024.
According to the astrological chart, she has a birth sign of Aquarius and is American by nationality. She belongs to African-American ethnicity while her father is of Bissau-Guinean descent.
Similarly, she was raised with her five other siblings in the San Francisco Area. Meanwhile, the identities and professions of her parents and siblings are yet unknown to the general public at the moment.
Stephanie Elam – Education
In terms of her academic, she attended at Saratoga High School. Later, she moved to Washington D.C. and enrolled at Howard University from which she earned a degree in broadcast journalism in 1995.
Professional Career
Initially, Stephanie Elam began her career as a copy editor for Dow Jones Newswires in New York. She then joined Bridge News, an international news service. Moreover, she began her transition to broadcast reporting after joining Bridge, covering corporate results for Nightly Business Report, a PBS business news show.
Elam was also an anchor for First Business, a nationally syndicated weekday morning financial news program, and Market on the Close, a live show on WebFN that focused on the stock market’s last hour of trading. Moreover, she also contributed regularly to WebFN, a streaming financial news website. She was WebFN’s only full-time reporter in New York.
Frequently, she reported for “American Morning,” on business and financial news for CNN’s flagship morning show, and usually anchored the network’s weekly program, “Your Bottom Line.” While working at CNN from August 2003 to April 2011, she covered a variety of stories that defined an era, from the worst financial period in decades to the death of Michael Jackson.
Continued working as a successful journalist for several news channels
She served as a CNN business news correspondent based in New York City. In 2003, she relocated to California with her husband. Elam joined CNN’s Money Team. Working there, she filed reports, especially during the financial era of the subprime crisis in 2008 and the imminent failure of many big corporations.
Caption: Stephanie Elam working as a CNN reporter (Source: Apres Group)
From January 2005 to March 2007, she co-hosted “Black Enterprise Report,” a nationally syndicated program. She has also reported at the site of key events like Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to New York City, as well as covering Captain Richard Phillips’ family in Vermont when he was kidnapped off the Somali coast.
Moreover, she began working as a co-host of Black Enterprise Report, a nationally syndicated program on business, career, and financial education, in 2005 and continued until 2007. She reported for Headline News and CNN International.
From August 2011 till November 2012, she worked at NBC4 Los Angeles (KNBC) as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter. Meanwhile, she is currently serving as an anchor reporter for NBC Los Angeles, as well as being a correspondent for CNN’s Los Angeles bureau.
Net Worth 2024
Throughout her successful journalism career, she has earned a handsome sum of money. According to the online reports, her net worth is estimated at around $1 million while her salary and income are under review.
Relationship Status
On the 2nd of August 2008, Stephanie Elam married an investment banker Jeff Rush. The couple has a daughter who was born in 2010, but yet the couple has not disclosed their daughter’s name. Moreover, the family is living happily together and there are no signs of their separation at the moment.
Caption: Stephanie Elam’s family photo (Source: Married Biography)
To this date, the journalist has maintained a clean image and has never embarked on any kind of controversy or scandal.
Body Measurements
Caption: Stephanie Elam attending an award function (Source: Instagram)
The beautiful journalist stands 5 feet 6 inches tall while she weighs an average. Other than this, she has a pair of brown eyes with black hair colour, and her other body measurements are still unknown at the moment.
Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@stephelamtv’ there are over 9.8k followers. Likewise, there are over 15.4k followers on her Twitter page ‘@StephanieElam’ and over 38.5k followers on her official Facebook page.